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Nice to see how many different threads appeared
under this subject - some a good deal more thoughtful than my original
one! However, if I might just add:
1 - saw a cartoon, years ago, entitled 'Why cowboys
wear Stetsons'. A group of cowboys around a fire had taken off those
tall hats with a deep fold down the middle: all had high, bald heads with
a deep fold down the middle.
2 - don't know who Nelson is, but my distant
ancestor seems always to have worn a hat. After he lost the sight of one
eye, he didn't wear a patch (in spite of later popular illustrations) but had a
small green visor added to his uniform tricorn to cut down the
glare.
Tony N-S.
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